Marginal and column stop control mechanism and correlated indicator guides for imprinting machines



Dec. 27, 1949 c, RAINEY 2,492,887

MARGINAL AND COLUMN STOP CONTROL MECHANISM AND CORRELATED INDICATORGUIDES FOR IMPRINTING MACHINES Filed NOV. 16, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l 97as m I w 84 /-@0 1M v ".2 .u. mpqjfg l @J 59 3 497 {NVENTOR M u! Um W Ec IFTON KIfj RAINEY". ll BY 7 84- i ATTORNEY Dec, 27, 1949 (31K. RAINEYMARGINAL AND COLUMN STOP CONTRO L MECHANISM AND GORRELATED INDICATORGUIDES FOR IMPRINTING MACHINES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV. 16, 1945INVENTOR.

Patented Dec. 2 7,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MARGINAL AND COLUIVIN STOP CONTROL MECHANISMAND CORRELATED INDICA- TOR GUIDES FOR IMPRINTING MACHINES CliftonKingRainey, Knoxville, Tenn assignor, by mesne assignments, to RaineyAccounting Machine Company, Inc., Knoxville, Tenn, a corporation ofTennessee. I

Application November 16, 1945, Serial No. 629,184

15 Claims. 1.

This invention relates to typing, prlntingand computing machines andmore. particularly to improved paper feeders therefor, although it maybe employed with equal advantage for other purposes. This application isa continuation-inpart of my co-pending application. Serial Number580,117, filed February 28, 1945.

It contemplates more especially the provision of a simplified, improvedand more effective front feed carriage for machines of thefcharactermentioned and more particularly for combined typewriting and accountingmachines of simplified construction and improved operation. I

Front feed carriages for typing, computing and accounting machines. arecommon, but these are intricate, involve many parts, and for practicaland commercial reasons are applicable for the most part to elaborateaccounting and. simi;- lar devices. In machines involving plural sheetsfor recording impressions and computations of mechanical devices, thefront feedcarriage is very suitable and usually deemed best from a timeand labor saving standpoint, intricacy, maintenance and expense beingsecondary to the results sought. With the teachings of the presentinvention plural independent sheets are capable of front feed. responsewithout'involving substantially more than the standard back-feed devicesfrom a structural; and production cost standpoint.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction andoperation of devices of the character mentioned. 7

Another object is to provide an improved and simplified front feedcarriage for typing, printing, computing machines, and the like.

Still another object is to, provide an improved manual front feedcarriage for machines of the character mentioned.

A further object is to provide an improved roller friction paper feedfor machines of the character mentioned.

A still further object is to provide an improved multiple control stopbar to vary the functions of the machine to which it is applied.

Still a further object is to provide improved paper marginal indexingand functioning means in conjunction with a multiple control stop bar.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following descriptionof an illustratedembodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front view in elevation of a front feedcarriage, for typing and accounting machines embodying features of thepresent invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view in elevation takensubstantially along broken line II-JI of Figure 5 with parts of themultiple stop bar broken away to clarify the showing.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view in elevation of themultiple stop bar. taken substantially along line IIIIII- of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional side view in elevation of a sectionalstop plate utilized in con: junction with the stop bar shown in Figures2 and 3.

' Figure 5 is a fragmentary side view in elevation of thecarriage andits associated elements illustrated in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view in elevation of the stopindexing sight taken substantially along. line VI-VI of Figure l.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary detail side view in elevation. of the indexingsight stop shown in Figure 6.

a Figure 8 is a detail plan view of the indexing sightstop shown inFigure 7.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary side view in elevation of a front feed framelever showing the lower end portion thereof.

Figure 10 is a sectional view in elevation of the multiple stop controlindexing collar taken substantially along line XX of Figure 2,

The structure selected for illustration is not intended to serve as alimitation upon the scope or teachings of the invention, but is merelyi1- lustrative thereof. There may be considerable variations andadaptations of all or part of the teachings depending upon the dictatesof commercial practice. The present embodimentcomprisesinstrumentalities mounted on a machine frame 3 having a cast orotherwise shaped bearing plate 4 (Figure 5) for cooperation throughsuitable ball or roller bearings 5 and 6 with carriage rails 'l and itto movably support a carriag 9 which includes parallel side plates l0-lI.

The carriage 9 is provided with upstanding side plates l0ll forsupporting the instrumentalities'which are required to secure, feed, andprint plural sheets of paper according to the purpose or purposes forwhich the mechanism and instrumentalities have been designed, assembledand integrated irrespective of the particular term or terms that may beutilized to identify the machine or mechanism for illustrative purposes.In the present embodiment, plural sheets such as a ledger sheet I2 and ajournal sheet 13 (Figure 5) are supported and guided on inclined chuteplates l4 and l5, respectively, which extend between the carriage sideplates l|l-| I, and converge downwardly toward a platen l5 having theusual rubber friction tubular sleeve l6 thereon. The platen I5 issupported by an axial rod ll which is journaled in the carriage sideplates |lJ-| l. Platen knobs [8-49 are fixed to the extremities of therod I! (Figure l) to afford manual rotation of the platen 15.

The plural sheet front feeding mechanism cooperates with the platen l5which has constant frictional contact with a series of lower rubbercovered feed rolls 20 mounted in spaced relation on a rod 2| which isjournaled in the extremities 22 of levers 23 (Figure 5). The levers 23are pivoted at their other extremities '24 to screw pins 25 anchored inthe carriage side plates l9--l|. A coil spring 26 is anchored at one endas at 21 to each of the levers 23 while the other ends thereof areanchored at 28 to the carriage side plates |'0I| to normally urge thefeed rolls 2| upwardly in a clockwise direction (viewed from Figure 5)against the rubber platen surface It so that the plural sheets |2-|3which may consist of any number of different forms, will be frictionallyengaged therebetween. For instance, a statement form will usuallyoverlie the ledger sheet I2 with a carbon sheet therebetween, andsimilarly other sheets may be superposed therewith and also with thejournal sheet l3. For that matter, additional chute plates may bearranged between either or both sides of the chute plates l4--|5 shouldcommercial practice so dictate.

The lower chute plate l4 extends to and around the lower feed roll rod2|. To this end the chute plate 14 terminates in spaced curved rodengaging end loops 29 (Figure 1) which are interposed between the spacedlower feed rolls 20 to alternate therewith so that the ledger, journaland any other sheets superposed thereon will be guided between theplaten surface it and the surfaces of the lower feed rollers 20 (Figure5). The chute plate I4 has upwardly curved extensions 3!! (Figure 5),which alternate with the rod engaging end loops 29, and these conform incurvature with the platen surface I6 to guide the ledger sheets |2around the platen l6 and upwardly as will appear more fully hereinafter.The upper chute plate |'5 terminates at the lower edge line of thecarriage side plates |--l| (Figure to direct the journal sheet l3 andany other sheets superposed therewith between the surfaces of the platenl6 and feed rollers 20 with the ledger sheet I2 and its associatedsheets below the journal sheet l3 and any sheets assocated therewith,all of these passing between the platen l6 and feed rollers 20 which arein frictional contact therewith.

The plural sheets I 2|3 are progressively fed by the platen l6 which ismanually rotated by the platen rod I! having knobs |8--|9 thereon forthat purpose. The platen mechanism |5|6-|'i not only co-operates withthe lower feed rolls 2B which bind all the plural sheets |'2-|3therebetween, but also co-operates with a front feed frame 3|consisting, in this instance, of confronting platen rod hub plates 32(Figure 9) which are eccentrically bored as at 33 for .,journaledconnection with the platen rod H.

The front feed frame plates 3| have angularly offset levers 34 extendingtherefrom to project upwardly. The front feed frame levers 34 aremaintained in rigid spaced relation by a crossgrasping element todisplace the front feed frame 3| about the platen rod H to open andclose the front feed frame as will appear more fully hereinafter. Theopen and closed positions of the front feed frame 3| are indexed bymeans of spaced notches 45l-4|, in this instance two, on

the peripheral edge of the front feed frame mounting hub plates 32(Figure 9) comprising, in this instance, an integral part of the levers3|. The notches 4E)4| on each of the hub plates cooperate with a pawl 42pivoted to each of the spring anchor screws 28 carried by the carriageside plates A coil spring 43 is connected to the pawl 42 as at 44 whileits other end is anchored as at 45 to'the carriage side plates iii-4i(Figure 5) to normally urge the pawls 2-2 into engagement with thenotches 40 or 4| to maintain the front feed frame 34 in its closed oropen position.

The front feed frame hub plates 32 each have a camming edge 43 ofincreasing radius in a clockwise direction (viewed from Figure 9) toco-operate with the lower feed roll rod or shaft 2| so that the feedrolls 2!) will be displaced from contact with the platen surface l6 whenthe front feed frame 3| has been displaced in a counterclockwisedirection (viewed from Figure 5) to assume its open or disengagedrelation with the platen surface IE5 or the plural sheets |2-|3 disposedbetween rollers |6- 2il. This is effected against the urge of the spring26 (Figure 5) and this open position is maintained by the pawl 42 whichmeshes with the hub plate notches 40-4| (Figure 9). The plural sheetsI2-|3 may be manually displaced along the chute plates |4|5 when thefront feed frame 3| is in its inoperative open position in that thelower feed rolls 20 which normally hold the plural sheets against theplaten [5, are removed therefrom and permit free displacement of theplural sheets |2-l3 Without rotating or turning the platen I5.

In the closed position of the front feed fram'e (if when. it is in itsextreme clockwise position (viewed from Figure 5), the pawls 42 registerwith the notch 4| on each of the hub plates 32 and the lower feed rollerrod 2| recedes along the cam edges 46 to permit the springs 26 to raisethe lower feed rolls 20 to either contact the platen surface It or theplural form sheets 2|3 therebetween. In this position, front feed ledgersheet rolls 46' mounted on a rod 41 carried between the front feed framelevers 34 to project through the visor cut-outs 4B (Figure 1),operatively engage feed rollers 49 either directly or through theupturned ledger sheet l2.

As shown, the feed rollers 4950 are in linear alignment for mounting onshafts 5|52 which have reduced extremities for registry with apertures53 provided in the substantially T-s'haped end bracket plates 54attached as at 5556 by means of machine screws or other fasteners tosupporting bails 51 (Figure 5). The elongated feed roll bails 51 arepivoted at their extremities 58 to the carriage side plates |0|| bymeans of fpivot scrwstm can springs an re use feedroll-bails il "anchorthe urge or gravity in normally displaein'g' the reed roll" bails 51 =in-a counterclockwise direction (viewed from Figure 5) 'to" rrfaintainiricti'6nal 'contacfib'etween the"rolls Fin and the platen siir- -facel6 or-with'-the journal and its-associated sheet"'l3 turnedbackwardlyaround-the platen and establish friction driving; contactwith-the frontfeed' frame upper rollers 46"'whe'n* the ff'rai'ne levers"3i are displaced to and retair'n'a'gi' in their "betwee n; It'is to benotedth at the p lural sheets l1|{-will be held anddisplaced'betweeh'the'rolls Y Y s -49 m iii- 50 which a e all rotated inii'nison' withth'e lower feed ro1ls'20 responsive to 'the ispaciiigorg-manual rotation'of the'platen l5; it will thushe apparent that the'nie're shiftih'gfof the front feed frar'nefil to its extreme clcickwise7 i fpositio nYview'ed from Figure '5)fwill' bring M1 I the'feedrollsinto operative'frictional contactto "*of's fnihietricalbisections-which a e fi'ttecfto the feedfthe plural sheets l2l3 frofmthein'ch'utes W V N "IL-iiiaround' the platen surface I6, and. betweenthe 'ro11ers"4649 and Ira-. This "'isac- I p complished with extremesimplicity ofstructur tedes of and operation.

"lines '64, in this instance defining'four horizhfital parent visor 31(Figure 1) to provide for the fdifiereni',"sheet indexing preparatoryto" posting 9 and insure the proper alignment'of "the plural isheets"I'2 l 3 in'the carriageframe loll, For opera pa toracorresponding I scribed"" upon a paper sheet 66 attached by 'm nf g v H'fasten'erswfi' to the visor 31 near the 'top'cioss- The rotariiand"longitudinaFpositidn'of the con- "column. To this end, a pair ofguidesfBT- GB respectively, are slida-bly mounted on the rod" 35 havefashort upper lip 15 and a longer lower lip I 16 which extend along bothsides of the ion'gitudinal visor 3'! and sheet 66 receiving slits 3- -14'61-1-68 to "be positioned in alignment with the markings on theindexing sheet 56 for the various calibrated or designated.

"6'I-G8 we; set to conform with the'niar g'inal ota-plurality markihglines"|1'l8 provided-hieach horizontal I wSheet 'fidentifying space"(Figured); "This* the' 0ther 62 to the carriage side plates l0-l I,supple xpditioasi" dtru iihe operatmg f5andheneath the rollsBBKFigureS);

The iol'l's 49 are no'rmallyin frictional"contat it,

f ftc th ific extreme "clockwise position (Figure *5) "with' fthe IBSUKSt'aIit'ialI lower i'ollers 50 in frictional contaetwith" the tproject platen surface IE5 or the sheet" l3'dispose d*therethis-=-f-polygdnal' houltijer -85 mean machine wsst uai ns exag am s ide fthe 1 polygonal One or more fine visible spaced parallel hairshoulder'85. The control stops '-8'|"*"oheach s ars-manner I 1 iainefinoiintedsto'p"( 'prbi'iiie coliiniii" stops-- dependent ponthe "rotary ositio ofcontrolbarscthtt In lieindekd-to e of-iour' positions't performdifferent mbe'r' of different illustrative purposes, the horizontalsp'acestlii'n- 'slie thatmay Beihserted fordi's'plaement' over ten5"fo'r t desired pbstifigope'i'ations.

spaces 65,"are etched-in the plastic orf'other transbar, enable theoperator to set the forms l2"" ld"in trol stops 815 on the control bareffected the proper position for the applicable'posting h'rough thethreaded!enagment of the' poygcmrsnoumas--a5-t gerea1ong.--'- F To 'thnd, "thepolygo'nalshould'ersfi are 7 providedwith"airialfbbres'90*whicli threaded for adjustable connectiontherewithby "means tocorrespond with 'ththreads on the'cohtrbl ofthreaded studs 'H'12 whichext'end through "bar 8!! so"thateaclffullroifation f the stop the'sh'anks 69-48 to engage the rod 35.The "thereonwill e fie'ct their linear c'em'm br having laterallyextending tubular shahksBBl-ETB,

are split as at 13-14 to receive the top portion-of arterf turnof'thepolygozial" sh ulder-"stoi)sf the visorfliand the replaceableindexing sheet ill" the"'iI'EBSKts l'ic'dihg Set screw/"83 66therebetween. The guide plates 61-'6Beach heretin registry 'vvith 'thlongitiidinalgroove 2. duarter tiirn lihearly isplaes-"the hiiul'fieistheir stt'ips '86 one i ghti'th Of 'nin'ch. *With this arrangmne e veryfine -and ccumt ed-justmnt can be effected to place he Steps i151 their-d r' (iii- 33356 fifci'se posi- A n with the "Bi-sections 8"attachd tothe posting operations for which the sheet 6,5 -is ll0*=pogonal'shoulders fifrin any one bracur difireht 'positions with macrimsc'rews aa engaging Whenthe feed frame is in its closed position,corres'iioii'ding1y threaded apertifis-9|extendi1ig the plural formSheets I2l3 Will be held bythe latrhHYWithifi the ShlildlSflBf therein.This enables the guide platesor strips "f ed rolls l62ll, fi649, and '585 bOth' below 0 The CbmwImr-M 1S prdvidd'iv-ith -aiperipheral and abovethe platen [5. In this closed'operativewc shoulder 92 proximate to oneextremity Sit-thereof positionof the frontfeed frame 3|,the visorbr 1 ak.

window 3! will move upward out of the path'of the pivotal typewriterprint bars 18 andthe vertical reciprocal posting bars' 19, the formerbeing manual key-operated and the Inter-actuated"py m the"ciihtrol'ibarfln at th e whim- :33 the Ihotor bar (not shown). "Theform s fie etsother ra'm'ef late l[ is'pfrdllitle 'th" I2--I3areinserted after theguide'platesor strips "frontingfbe'aii "att'a ed th reto by means spacedlongitudinal grooves I00, in this instance;

four, equi-distantly spaced to serve as an indexing means for thecontrol bar 80. To this end, the knob 98 rotates with the control bar 80inboth directions when an indexing pin [M is removed from the-path ofgrooves I with which the pin.

I 0I may selectively register. The pin IOI is fixed to a verticallyextending plate I02 (Figures 2 and that is provided with a longitudinalslot I03 having guide screws I04I05 threadely anchored in the frameplate I I (Figure 2) to servev as a vertical displacing guide for thewithin the limits of the slot I03.

The guide pin I04 has an extension I06 thereon to receive one end of acompression spring I01 while the other end thereof is anchored to a pinI08 fixed to the upper end of the plate I02. As a result, the spring I01will normally exert a downward pull on plate I02 to maintain theindexing pin IOI against the shoulder 99 of knob 98 for registry withone of the four longitudinal grooves I00 provided therein. This indexesthe control bar 80 to a quarter of a turn as the indexing pin IOI isplaced in registry with each successive groove I 00. The position of thecontrol bar 80 can be designated by numbers or other indicia I09provided on the exterior end surface IIO of the knob 98 (Figure 5).These particular stop lugs 8'! or their predetermined combination oflugs 81 may be placed for projection from particular sides of the stopshoulder 85 to column space the frame plates I0-II with their chutesI4-I5 and supporting a carriage for each type of operation correspondingwith the descriptive index 66, column indicator lines 'I'I'I8 and sheetguides 6'I--68 set therewith for each posting operation imprinted on thesheet 66 viewable from the front.

As a result, the marginal stop marks IL-I8 shown for each operation andthe sheet margin guides B'I68 are adjusted thereto along the rod 35 toenable the sheets I2-I3 to be placed in plate I02 the proper positionbetween the frame plates I0I I and within the chutes I4-I'5 fordisplacement around the platen I5. It will be apparent, therefore, thatthe present calibrated marginal stop marks 'II--18 for each of theoperations imprinted on the indexing sheet 66 which is also indexed bynumbers which will correspond with the numbers or indicia I09 inscribedon the control bar 80 will facilitate posting operations for any one offour or more accounting functions for which the machine is set orintended. The column stops are rendered effective by a marginal orcolumncontrol key comprising a part of the keyboard so that the carriagecan be laterally shifted either manually or automatically responsive tothe operation of the instrumentalities which are set in motion for eachcycle by a stand- .ard electric motor (not shown) designed for thatment, the control bar 80 can be fitted with the 8 necessary stops 86which are precisely set thereon to control the operating characteristicsof the machine.

In short, the multiple control bar permits the operator to quicklychange the instrumentalities for posting and printing on different formsand to automatically control the functions in printing and posting onparticular sets of plural form sheets I2I3 which are chute guided to thefront feed frame 34. Consequently, the instrumentalities are renderedvery flexible for enabling the efficient use thereof for accountsreceivable ledger, statements and journal posting; for accounts payableledger, remittance advice and journal; general ledger accounts andpayroll; and employees ledger, checks and journals.

While the instrumentality operating mechanism forms no part of thepresent invention, there is shown for illustrative purposes standardcarriage operating elements such as a carriage release lever II2 (Figure5). The carriage release lever I I2 is pivoted as at II3 to the carriageside plate I I to present a rack bar I I4 having a linear series of rackteeth I I5 to mesh with a pinion I I6. The pinion I I6 is fixed to theextremity of a stud shaft I I I journaled in the upstanding shoulder II8of a carriage rail 8 to rotatively support an escapement wheel H9 and aratchet wheel I20. The escapement wheel II9 cooperates with spacing dogsI 2II 22 which are connected together by a pin HE. A shank I24 extendsdownwardly for support on a pivot I25 to oscillate the spaced dogsI.2II22 so that one and then the other engages the escapement wheel I I9. A spring I26 which extends downwardly from the carriage frame 3, isconnected to an arm I21 offset from and fixed to the shank I25 tonormally retain dog I2I in engagement with the escapement Wheel II9.

While the stop lugs 81 are for illustrative purposes shown to be ofuniform length and number on each control stop 85, these may be providedwith one or more lugs 81 of varying lengths, shapes and with differentcontact surfaces to depress control and tabulating levers I28, I29 andI30 to cause the instrumentalities to add or substract, print a date,tabulate to some other column, shift the instrumentalities from addingor subtracting to typing and vice-versa, non-add or non-print or tonumerous other functions, both manual and automatic. The multiplecontrol bar 80 permits the operator to quickly change theinstrumentalities for posting and printing on different forms and toautomatically control the functions in printing and posting thatparticular set of plural form sheets I2--I3 which are chute guided tothe front feed frame 3|. Consequently, the instrumentalities arerendered very flexible for enabling the efficient use thereof foraccounts receivable ledger, statements and journal posting; for accountspayable ledger, remittance advice and journal; general ledger accountsand payroll; and employees ledger, checks and journals.

The tabulating levers I28, I29, and I30 are manually operated throughpivotal right angular crank arms I3I which have rods I32 pivoted theretoas at I33 (Figures 2 and 5) to provide for their actuation through theproper control buttons or keys on the keyboard of the machine (notshown). Consequently, means are provided for tying together orcorrelating the functions of the front feed paper guide stops 6I-68 andthe indicators TI'I8 with the control bar 80 in such a manner as to makepossible the use of a common horizontal tab or stop position forcontrolling the printing position of particular columnson differentforms, even though the columns run the same distance from either theright or the left edge of one form as on any other form whereondifferent posting operations are to be imprinted. This'arrangementenhances the flexibility of the machine operations without entailing anyappreciable time for change-over from one type of posting to another,depending upon the particular operations that are required inmaintaining a complete machine-posted set of books or account ingrecords.

The actuation of the spacer mechanism is well" known on accounting andtypewriter machines so that further explanation thereof would serve nouseful purpose insofar as the present invention concerns itself with animproved front feed frame and a multiple control bar for facilitatingthe posting and printing on the plural form sheets l2.-l3 in connection.with the front feed mechanism.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of thisinvention, it must be" understood that the-invention is capable ofconsiderable variation and modification without departing from thespirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to theprecise details of construction set forth. but desire to avail myself ofsuch variations and modifications as come within the scopeof theappended claims.

Iclaim:

1. In a device of the character described the combination with. a frame,of a; carriage on said frame, a platen carriedby said carriage: feedrollers cooperating with saidplaten to support plural form sheetsagainst said platen, a" front feed frame onerativelyconnected to saidplaten to assume an o en a closed paper feeding position relativethereto. means on said front feed" frame to indicate marginalpositionsfor particular sheets inserted-in said front feed frame, and amultiple control stop her on said. carriages plural form sheets againstsaid'platen, a front:-

feedframe .operatively connected to said platen to :assume anopen and aclosed paper feeding position relative thereto, meanson said frontfeed,frame i to indicate marginal positionszfor particu-. l lansheetsinserted in said front feed frame,- guide stonsadiustably mounted :onsaid front feed:

frame for setting with said front feed frame indicator means, and amultiple control stop bar on said carriage adapted to be selectively setrela tive thereto to correspond with the marginal positions on saidfront feed frame indicator means.

3. In a device of the character described the combination with a frame,of a carriage on said frame, a platen carried by said carriage, feedrollers cooperating with said platen to support plural form sheetsagainst said platen, a front feed frame operatively connected to saidplaten to assume an open and a closed paper feeding position relativethereto, means on said front feed frame to indicate marginal positionsfor particular sheets inserted in said front feed frame, and a multiplecontrol stop bar rotatively mounted on said carriage adapted to beselectively set relative thereto to correspond with the 1-0 marginalpositions on said front feed frame indicator means.

4; Ina device of the-character described the combination with'a frame,of a carriage on said frame, a platen'carriedby said carriage, feedrollers cooperating with said platen to support plural formsheetsagain'st said platen, a front feedframeoineratively connected tosaid platen to assume an" open and a closed paper feeding positionrelative thereto, means on said front feed frame to'indicate marginalpositions for particular sheets inserted in" said front feed frame, amultiple control stop'bar on said carriage adapted to besele'ctively'set relative thereto, and means for indexingthe'rotarypositi'on of said multiple control bar to'correspond with themarginal positions on said front feed frame indicator means.

5.,Ina deviceof thecharacter described, the combination with a frame, ofa carriage movably mounted on said frame,. a platen journaled in saidcarriage, a paper sheet feeding member pivotally mounted on, saidcarriage relative tov said platen,.a plurality of operating levers foractuation tocont'rol theoperating. characteristics of theinstrumentalities. on said carriage, and a multiple control bariournaledon. said carriage to receivestops thereon; manual means on saidcontrol bar to regulatethe .rotary position thereof for controlling theoperatingcharacteristics of the instrumentalities onsaid carriage. andmeans on said carriage to cooperate with said control bar to :indextheirotary position thereof commensurate with thefaceson said controlbar.

6. In a-device of the-character described, the combination with aframe,of means on said'frame to .controlthe operatingcharacteristics of typingandposting. instrumentalities,v a marginal and column stop indicatoronsaidcarriage, a multiple zGOIltY-Ol bar journaled-r forrotaryadjustment on said frame, a pluralityofrstops adjustably associatedwithsaid" frame :to present a plurality of faces'tin thepathzof'saidtcontrol bar, and means for indexing the-srotary position of saidcontrol bartocorrespondwithsaid:marginal column stop indicator;

'7;".In2 a device of the character described, the combination with a;base frame having imprinting' instrumentalities therein, of a carriageon said base frame,'apaper feed frame on said carriage, means on saidbase frame for controlling the operating characteristics of saidimprinting instrumentalities", a-marginal stop indicator on said paperfeed'fram'e, a plurality'of paper guides adjustably associated with saidpaper feed. frame to cooperate with" said" marginal stop indicator for'-determining'the-'setting of said. paper guides, a control baronsaid-carriage, and stops positioned on said control bar to correspondwith the marginal stops on said indicator to limit the displacement ofsaid carriage on said base frame.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination with a baseframe having imprinting instrumentalities therein, of a carriage on saidbase frame, a paper feed frame on said carriage, means on said baseframe for controlling the oper ating characteristics of said imprintinginstrumentalities, a marginal stop indicator on said paper feed frame, aplurality of paper guides ad- ,iustably associated with said paper feedframe to cooperate with said marginal stop indicator for determining thesetting of said paper guides, a cylindrical control bar on saidcarriage, and stops threadedly positioned on said control bar tocorrespond with the marginal stops on said indicator 11 to limit thedisplacement of said carriage on said base frame.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination with a baseframe having imprinting instrumentalities therein, of a carriage on saidbase frame, a paper feed frame on said carriage,

means on said base frame for controlling the operating characteristicsof said imprinting instrumentalities, a marginal stop indicator on saidpaper feed frame, a plurality of paper guides adjustably associated withsaid paper feed frame to cooperate with said marginal stop indicator fordetermining the setting of said paper guides, a control bar on saidcarriage, a plurality of polygonal mounts threadedly associated withsaid control bar for positioning therealong, and stops positioned onsaid control bar mounts on each of the polygonal sides thereof tocorrespond with the marginal stops on said indicator to limit thedisplacement of said carriage on said base frame.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination with a baseframe having imprinting instrumentalities therein, of a carriage on saidbase frame, a paper feed frame on. said car riage, means on said baseframe for controlling the operating characteristics on said imprintinginstrumentalities, a marginal stop indicator on said paper feed frame, aplurality of paper guides adjustably associated with said paper feedframe to cooperate with said marginal stop indicator for determining thesetting of said paper guides, a control bar on said carriage, aplurality of polygonal mounts threadedly associated with said controlbar for positioning therealong, stops positioned on said control barmounts on each of the polygonal sides thereof to correspond with themarginal stops on said indicator to limit the displacement of saidcarriage on said base frame, and means for indexing the rotary positionof said control bar to correspond with the polygonal sides of said stopmounts thereon.

11. A marginal and'column stop control bar for imprinting machinescomprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effectivelength thereof, polygonal stop mounts threadedly associated with saidcontrol bar, means for securing said polygonal mounts in threadedlyadjusted positions on said control bar, a plurality of plates detachablyassociated with said mounts and stops projecting from the edges of saidplates in a variety of different positions thereon.

12. A marginal and column stop control bar for imprinting machinescomprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effectivelength 12 adjusted positions on said control bar, a plurality of platesdetachably associated with said mounts and stops projecting from theedges of said plates in a variety of different positions thereon.

13. A marginal and column stop control bar for imprinting machinescomprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effectivelength thereof, polygonal stop mounts threadedly associated with saidcontrol bar, rotary position indexing means on said control barcorresponding to the sides on said polygonal stop mounts, means forsecuring said polygonal mounts in threadedly adjusted positions on saidcontrol bar, a plurality of plates detachably associated with saidmounts and stops projecting from the edges of said plates in a varietyof different positions thereon.

14;. A marginal and column stop control bar for imprinting machinescomprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effectivelength thereof, spring impact compensating means on said cylindricalbar, polygonal stop mounts threadedly associated with said control bar,rotary position indexing means on said control bar corresponding to thesides on said polygonal stop mounts, means for securing said polygonalmounts in threadedly adjusted positions on said control bar, a pluralityof plates detachably associated with said mounts and stops projectingfrom the edges of said plates in a variety of different positionsthereon.

15. A marginal and column stop control bar for imprinting machinescomprising a cylindrical bar threaded for substantially the effectivelength thereof, polygonal stop mounts threadedly associated with saidcontrol bar, there being a linear groove on said control bar for thethreaded extent thereof, set screw means cooperating With said linearcontrol bar groove for securing said polygonal mounts in threadedlyadjusted positions on said control bar, a plurality of plates detachablyassociated with said mounts and stops projecting from the edges of saidplates in a variety of different positions thereon.

CLIFTON KING RAINE-Y.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 7 Name Date 1,158,608 White Nov. 2, 19151,209,090 Wernery Dec. 19, 1916 1,994,647 Helmond Mar. 19, 19352,160,254 Smith May 30, 1939 2,185,424 Anderson Jan. 2, 1940 2,387,068Hegnauer Oct. 16, 1945 Disclaimer 2,492,887.--0Zz'fton King Rainey,Knoxville, Tenn. MARGINAL AND COLUMN ST oi-i CONTROL MECHANISM ANDCORRELATED INDICATOR GUIDES FOR IMPiuNTmG MACHINES. Patent dated Dec.27, 1949. Disclaimer filed Dec. 26, 1950, by the assignee, RaineyAccounting Machine Company, Inc. Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims5, 6, 7 9, and 10 of said patent.

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Disclaimer 2,492,887.-0Zift0n King liaz'ney, Knoxville, Tenn. MARGINALAND COLUMN STOP CONTROL MECHANISM AND CORRELATED INDICATOR GUIDES FORIMPRINTING MACHINES. Patent dated Dec. 27, 1949. Disclaimer filed Dec.26, 1950, by the assignee, Rainey Accounting Machine Company, Inc.Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of saidpatent.

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